Today is an off day in Jermuk. At the first break, Leko and Ivanchuk are tied for 1st.
Standings after 5 rounds:
Rank | Name | Rtg | FED | Pts. | ||
1 | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2703 | UKR | 3½ | |
GM | Leko Peter | 2756 | HUN | 3½ | ||
3 | GM | Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2672 | UZB | 3 | |
GM | Gelfand Boris | 2755 | ISR | 3 | ||
GM | Aronian Levon | 2768 | ARM | 3 | ||
6 | GM | Cheparinov Ivan | 2678 | BUL | 2½ | |
GM | Eljanov Pavel | 2716 | UKR | 2½ | ||
GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2717 | UKR | 2½ | ||
GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | 2760 | RUS | 2½ | ||
10 | GM | Alekseev Evgeny | 2714 | RUS | 2 | |
GM | Kamsky Gata | 2717 | USA | 2 | ||
GM | Bacrot Etienne | 2721 | FRA | 2 | ||
GM | Akopian Vladimir | 2712 | ARM | 2 | ||
14 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | 2675 | RUS | 1 |
Round 6 pairings:
14 | GM | Leko Peter | 2756 | – | GM | Bacrot Etienne | 2721 | 10 |
11 | GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | 2760 | – | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2717 | 9 |
12 | GM | Akopian Vladimir | 2712 | – | GM | Eljanov Pavel | 2716 | 8 |
13 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2768 | – | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2755 | 7 |
1 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | 2675 | – | GM | Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2672 | 6 |
2 | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2703 | – | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2717 | 5 |
3 | GM | Alekseev Evgeny | 2714 | – | GM | Cheparinov Ivan | 2678 | 4 |
Official site: http://jermuk2009.fide.com/
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The old dudes continue to win.
Since when is Leko with his 30 years an old dude???
Leko should hd played hungarian championship instead of this
Why? He, as well as anyone else, already knows that he is the strongest Hungarian chess player.
Besides, Grand Prix is much more important (and lucrative) and he obliged to take part in it year and a half ago.
Leko is old not because of his age, but because of the last 16 years at the top level chess …
Alimuzzaman